2014
06
Apr
FBI Impounds Large Collection of Antiquities and Other Cultural Remains in Indiana
FBI Impounds Large Collection of Antiquities and Other Cultural Remains (Including Large Collection of Objects from the American Southwest) in Indiana
FBI Seizes Thousands of Objects
FBI agents on Thursday were still removing thousands of artifacts ranging from arrowheads to shrunken heads and Ming...
more
2014
05
Jan
Annenberg Foundation's Rescue of Hopi Friends: Cultural Altruism or Bad Precedent?
Hopi Perspective on Annenberg Purchase
After two failed lawsuits in French courts this year to stop auctions of sacred objects, the Native American Hopi tribe had a small victory on December 10 when the Los Angeles-based philanthropic organization the Annenberg Foundation announced that it had ste...
more
2013
06
Oct
Park Closures Divert Tourists to Native Lands
Park Closures Divert Tourists to Native Lands
Keith Riddle and Merilyn Lassman had planned to celebrate their retirement with a visit to the Grand Canyon — “a lifelong dream of ours,” she said. But because of the government shutdown, and the closing of the entire national park system, they fou...
more
2013
02
Jun
New Mexico Midden's Atari Deposit To Be Excavated
The Atari Stratum May Be Quite Extensive
How old do remnants of our material culture have to be before they're considered artifacts? If you're a gamer, not very old at all. This week, Canada-based game developer Fuel Industries got approval from the city of Alamogordo, New Mexico, to excavate t...
more
2012
18
Mar
Crow Canyon Presents an Interactive Presentation of Pueblo History for Kids
Crow Canyon Presents an Interactive Presentation of Pueblo History for Kids
The story of how Pueblo Indian culture developed from its ancient roots is an amazing story of adaptation, ingenuity and resilience. Now children can learn about this incredible chronicle in an engaging educational resource ...
more
2011
05
Jun
"Save America's Treasures" Program to Close at the End of This Month
"Save America's Treasures" to Close at the End of This Month
For the past twelve years, Save America’s Treasures has been one of the country’s most important and effective historic preservation efforts, bringing hundreds of millions of dollars for restoration to nationally significant historic s...
more
Show More